THE PRESIDENCY: Strictly Personal

For a man who sternly guards his
personal privacy, Dwight Eisenhower is remarkably candid on such
personal matters as health and habits, which most Americans regard as
nobody's business. Last week, asked in press conference by U.P. Newshen
Pat Wiggins for presidential advice on how to give up smoking, Ike
grinned and confessed: "Of course, I was a very heavy smoker, probably
brought about through my life in the military and war, and all that I
was asked to do was to be more moderate about it. No doctor ever told
me I should stop. But for me it was...